Vitamin B6 deficiency and anemia in pregnancy

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-223

  Hisano, M ^a   Suzuki, R ^b   Sago, H ^a   Murashima, A ^a   Yamaguchi, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization Fukushima Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anemia; Pregnancy; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

IRON; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMIN B 6 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 76649136465     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.125     Document Type: Article

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